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Pure geometrical regularity gives a certain pleasure to men troubled by the obscurity of outside appearance. The geometrical line is something absolutely distinct from the messiness, the confusion, and the accidental details of existing things.
T. E. Hulme
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"Pure geometrical regularity gives a certain pleasure to men troubled by the obscurity of outside appearance. The geometrical line is something absolutely distinct from the messiness, the confusion, and the accidental details of existing things."
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Pure geometrical regularity gives a certain pleasure to men troubled by the obscurity of outside appearance. The geometrical line is something absolutely distinct from the messiness, the confusion, and the accidental details of existing things. — T. E. Hulme

About T. E. Hulme

T. E. Hulme was a Critic from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1883–1917).

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This quote is attributed to T. E. Hulme, a Critic from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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T. E. Hulme lived from 1883 – 1917.